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Mozart's Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major, K. 361/370a, is a large chamber work for winds commonly known as the Gran Partita. It is scored for pairs of oboes, clarinets, basset horns, and bassoons, four horns, and double bass, creating a thirteen-part ensemble. The serenade has seven movements, inclu...

Kukulkan is the feathered serpent deity of the Yucatec Maya religion, serving as a counterpart to the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. He was worshipped as the god of storms, wind, and water, as well as a creator deity central to Maya cosmology. The Temple of Kukulkan, known as El Castillo, is a step pyramid...

Utagawa Hiroshige’s “Yokkaichi: Mie River” is a woodcut from his series *The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido*. Created around 1833-34, it portrays the Mie River near Yokkaichi station during the Edo period. The artwork captures a traveler amidst a strong wind and a prominent kite, reflecting com...

Katsushika Hokusai’s “Ejiri in Suruga Province” is a woodcut depicting a coastal scene in Japan. Created circa 1830, it's part of his renowned series showcasing Mount Fuji and the surrounding landscapes. The print highlights the dramatic interplay between wind, water, and the iconic mountain. It was...

Enlil was a supreme deity in the ancient Mesopotamian pantheon, particularly revered by the Sumerians and later Akkadians as the god of wind, air, and storms. He was considered the king of the gods and the ultimate authority who granted kingship to mortal rulers, governing the fates of humanity thro...

The International Saxophone Competition Dinant, formally the International Adolphe Sax Competition, is an international contest for saxophonists held in Dinant, Belgium, the birthplace of instrument inventor Adolphe Sax. Organized by the Association Internationale Adolphe Sax, it admits competitors...

Fujin is a Japanese wind deity (kami) whose worship predates many later Buddhist influences, appearing in early Japanese mythological texts including the Kojiki. He is typically depicted as a fearsome figure holding a bag of winds, often paired with Raijin, the god of thunder and storms. Notable art...

Njord is a Norse deity belonging to the Vanir tribe of gods, associated with the sea, seafaring, wind, and fishing. He is the father of the prominent gods Freyr and Freyja, and he resides in the heavenly realm of Noatun. Following the Aesir–Vanir War, Njord was sent to the Aesir pantheon as a peace...

One day, Nobita runs into a creature-like ball of wind, which came from a faraway land, but blew into their neighbourhood following the recent typhoon that went through the area. Nobita names it Fuuko. Eventually, he, Doraemon and their friends take it to a vast countryside through the Anywhere Door...

Ballycopeland Windmill is a restored tower windmill near Millisle in County Down, Northern Ireland. Built in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, it operated as a grain mill until the First World War and later fell into disrepair. Restoration carried out between 1950 and 1978 returned th...